hi everyone

i sent my EEA2 26 of july and im still waiting for COA.i came to UK as a student visitor before I applied for my EEA2 and my visa valided 6th of september.Can anyone tell me if i can work without COA or should i wait for COA?if i start to work,will i work illegally or not?

i hope my question is clear

thanks everyone in advance

Beneficiaries of the directive 2004/38/EC can work. You may find it difficult to persuade an employer to employ you, but neither employee nor employer would be doing anything illegal.

im asking because i wasnt allowed to work because of my visa.i got married and applied for EEA2.are you sure if i can work?Im afraid of being illegal worker.

dorian1986 wrote:im asking because i wasnt allowed to work because of my visa.i got married and applied for EEA2.are you sure if i can work?Im afraid of being illegal worker.

If you are married to an EU national living in the UK in accordance with the regulations, you can work.

Have you read 2004/38/EC?

i read that but i couldnt understand very well:))

dorian1986 wrote:i read that but i couldnt understand very well:))

ref article 23

dorian1986 wrote:i sent my EEA2 26 of july and im still waiting for COA.i came to UK as a student visitor before I applied for my EEA2 and my visa valided 6th of september.Can anyone tell me if i can work without COA or should i wait for COA?if i start to work,will i work illegally or not?

i hope my question is clear

thanks everyone in advance

What does your EU spouse do in the UK?

u cant work till u will not get work permission .....

my wife has been working for a company since 4 years.i have come to the UK as a student visitor visa and we got married in May.the end of June she applied for EEA1 so did i for EEA2.I didnt join her as a spouse but before i came to the UK,we were thinking of getting married and finally we did.So I wasnt allowed to work as a student visitor.Now I want to work before i got COA.Because i dont trust home office too much.they are waiting just for 6 month without doing anything.Under these conditions,Can I work without any documents because my all documents are home office now..thank you very much your advises

manojratainda wrote:u cant work till u will not get work permission .....

This is not correct at all and contradicts advice already given.

manojratainda, if you know better, please post references to back up your statements - bald unsubstantiated ones are of no use to anyone.

dorian1986 wrote:my wife has been working for a company since 4 years.i have come to the UK as a student visitor visa and we got married in May.the end of June she applied for EEA1 so did i for EEA2.I didnt join her as a spouse but before i came to the UK,we were thinking of getting married and finally we did.So I wasnt allowed to work as a student visitor.Now I want to work before i got COA.Because i dont trust home office too much.they are waiting just for 6 month without doing anything.Under these conditions,Can I work without any documents because my all documents are home office now..thank you very much your advises

You are living in accordance with the terms of the directive. Your wife is a worker. You are married.

You are entitled to work.[/u]

thanks everyone,i hope i will find a job as soon as possible..

ok if he can work it means i also can work bcoz i also applied for eea2 ...if we can work without c o a then why we all first waiting for it...what documents we can give to employer for get a job....

manojratainda wrote:ok if he can work it means i also can work bcoz i also applied for eea2 ...if we can work without c o a then why we all first waiting for it...what documents we can give to employer for get a job....

Ok, your question is subtly different to the OPs. If your EU national family member satisfies the terms of the directive, you can work and it would not be illegal.

While you may struggle to prove entitlement, but that is not what the OP asked.

how can i know about it that i can work or not?

where can i search

manojratainda wrote:u cant work till u will not get work permission .....

Hi Manoj I advice you to read EU law more in detail before you giving information to others

Regarding work as it clearly mentioned in UKBA website that family member of EEA national have right to live and work but it will be hard to conveince to employer your legal right untill you have documents in your hand, once you have received CEO you can work and apply for job anywhere in UK

but my wife applied for EEA1 and im not sure my wife satisfies the term of directives..

dorian1986 wrote:my wife has been working for a company since 4 years.

This satisfies the terms of the directive...(her working)